Meanings of Names
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Name | Other variations | Origin | Meaning |
Hab | Habbie, Halbert | Scottish | See Albert |
Hadrian | See Adrian | Latin | See Adrian |
Hal | See Harold | Teutonic | See Harold |
Halbert | See Albert | Scottish | See Albert |
Hamish | Seumas, James | Gaelic | Version of James |
Hannah | See Ann | Hebrew | See Ann |
Harold | Harald | Teutonic | Ruler of an army |
Harriet | Harriot | Teutonic | See Henry |
Harry | See Henry | Teutonic | See Henry |
Hazel | Old English | From the name of the shrub | |
Heather | Old English | From the name of the plant | |
Hector | Greek | Holding fast | |
Hedwig | Teutonic | Fight | |
Helen | Helena,Ellen, Nell | Greek | Light |
Heloise | Eloisa, Eloise | Teutonic | Sound |
Henry | Harry, Hal, Henrietta (f) | Teutonic | Head of a house |
Herbert | Herb, Bert, Bertie | Old English | Glorious army |
Hercules | Latin | Glory of Hera (the Greek goddess) | |
Herman | Hermann | Teutonic | Warrior |
Hermione | Greek | Of the Greek god Hermes | |
Hester | Esther, Hetty | Persian | A Star |
Hetty | See Esther | Persian | See Esther |
Hew | See Hugh | Teutonic | Spirit |
Hezekiah | Hebrew | Strength of the Lord | |
Hilary | Latin | Cheerful | |
Hilda | Teutonic | Warrior maiden | |
Hildebrand | Teutonic | Battle sword | |
Hiram | Hebrew | Nobly born | |
Hodge | See Roger | Teutonic | See Roger |
Honor | Honoria, Norah, Nora, Noreen | Latin | Honour |
Hope | Old English | Hope | |
Horace | Horatia (f), Horatio | Latin | Light of the sun |
Hortensia | Hortense | Latin | A gardener |
Hubert | Bert | Teutonic | Bright in spirit |
Hugh | Hew, Hugo | Teutonic | Mind, Spirit |
Hulda | Teutonic | Gracious | |
Huldah | Hebrew | A weasel | |
Humbert | Teutonic | Bright | |
Humphrey | Humphry | Teutonic | Supporter of peace |
Hyacinth | Greek | From the name of the flower |